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The Reluctant Pitcher It Takes More Than a Good Arm to Make a Great Pitcher

The Reluctant Pitcher It Takes More Than a Good Arm to Make a Great Pitcher

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by Matt Christopher

Book Details

Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Published: 2009
Language: en
Pages: 96
ISBN: 9780316095358
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Moderate confidence: 80%

Looky Rating System Score adjusted for ages 8+

Moderate confidence (80%) — AI estimate from description and metadata.

Content Intensity

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💥ViolenceVery low
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❤️Love & RomanceNone
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🧠Mental HealthLow
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💬!*$#LanguageNone
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🍷🚬Substance UseNone
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😨Fear / HorrorNone

Story Themes

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🧙Fantasy / SupernaturalNot present
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🏳️‍🌈LGBTQ+ RepresentationNot present
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🚀Sci-Fi / FuturisticNot present
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Disability & NeurodiversityNot present

Description

Wally Morris is a good right fielder, but Coach Hutter is trying to make him a pitcher. Wally is a lefty and has a strong arm and good aim. What he doesn't have is the desire to play the position. But how can he refuse? Coach Hutter once saved his life, and Wally feels he owes him. Then he meets Cab Lacey, a former ballplayer whose life story bears some resemblances to his own. Will Cab help Wally see that being true to oneself is sometimes more important than fulfilling another's dreams?

Themes & Topics

Juvenile FictionSocial ThemesNew ExperienceSelf-Esteem & Self-RelianceSports & RecreationBaseball & Softball

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